Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS)

Sprott Physical Gold Trust on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver and 13F holders. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as commodity contracts brokers & dealers.

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484K

Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

1.0

Days to cover

unchanged vs prior

44.9%

Short share of volume

2026-10-09

85,336

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-08-20

As of 2026-10-09.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 24 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 30 September 2026, short interest in PHYS is 483,514 shares, down 392,787 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 214,426 shares (31 December 2024) to 2,173,791 shares (28 February 2025). At the reported average volume of 5.0M shares a day that is 1.0 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-09-30	483,514	-1.8%	4,987,343	1.00
2026-09-15	492,276	-43.8%	3,950,338	1.00
2026-08-31	876,301	-22.8%	4,571,453	1.00
2026-08-14	1,135,400	+8.5%	4,876,535	1.00
2026-07-31	1,046,398	+48.9%	3,140,897	1.00
2026-07-15	702,728	-7.7%	3,204,365	1.00
2026-06-30	760,944	+2.6%	4,825,484	1.00
2026-06-15	741,608	+18.6%	3,784,120	1.00
2026-05-29	625,192	+5.8%	2,099,533	1.00
2026-05-15	591,199	-10.2%	2,733,241	1.00
2026-04-30	658,403	-16.6%	3,317,666	1.00
2026-04-15	789,891	+9.0%	3,870,183	1.00
2026-03-31	724,448	-36.0%	8,516,130	1.00
2026-03-13	1,132,117	-25.3%	5,713,413	1.00
2026-02-27	1,516,233	+76.1%	4,572,105	1.00
2026-02-13	861,198	-33.3%	11,010,327	1.00
2026-01-30	1,290,810	+16.9%	17,166,219	1.00
2026-01-15	1,104,710	-35.3%	5,011,526	1.00
2025-12-31	1,708,384	+40.8%	5,117,536	1.00
2025-12-15	1,213,757	+40.0%	3,873,201	1.00
2025-11-28	866,682	+14.8%	3,755,203	1.00
2025-11-14	754,726	-8.8%	2,923,112	1.00
2025-10-31	827,282	+41.1%	6,976,717	1.00
2025-10-15	586,281	-1.6%	5,589,664	1.00

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 9 October 2026, the short share of PHYS volume is 44.9%, up 13.5 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 21.8% (28 August 2026) to 49.0% (6 October 2026). The latest reading is 8.3 points above the 30-session average of 36.5%, on 966K shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-10-09	433K	966K	44.9%	1,820
2026-10-08	501K	1.1M	47.4%	1,290
2026-10-07	817K	1.8M	46.0%	7,685
2026-10-06	453K	924K	49.0%	18
2026-10-05	548K	1.3M	42.8%	1,434
2026-10-02	506K	1.6M	31.3%	1,075
2026-10-01	442K	1.3M	34.6%	1,552
2026-09-30	655K	2.0M	32.6%	1,974
2026-09-29	279K	1.1M	24.3%	3,280
2026-09-28	469K	2.1M	22.1%	5,756
2026-09-25	349K	731K	47.7%	9
2026-09-24	477K	1.0M	46.7%	1,661
2026-09-23	323K	982K	32.9%	3,051
2026-09-22	505K	1.3M	38.9%	0
2026-09-21	397K	1.1M	36.0%	0
2026-09-18	370K	942K	39.3%	1,610
2026-09-17	370K	924K	40.0%	598
2026-09-16	1.2M	2.8M	44.6%	800
2026-09-15	296K	891K	33.3%	1,499
2026-09-14	417K	1.2M	34.2%	11,757
2026-09-11	484K	1.5M	33.0%	5,840
2026-09-10	550K	1.7M	33.3%	181
2026-09-09	426K	1.3M	32.9%	10,483
2026-09-08	517K	1.3M	40.4%	655
2026-09-04	328K	829K	39.6%	1,683
2026-09-03	661K	1.8M	37.4%	1,228
2026-09-02	452K	1.2M	37.8%	72
2026-09-01	434K	1.9M	22.4%	2,770
2026-08-31	356K	1.3M	28.3%	128
2026-08-28	550K	2.5M	21.8%	10,275

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 20 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in PHYS is 85,336 shares, up 85,334 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 2 shares (12 June 2026) to 1,598,928 shares (21 July 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-08-20	85,336	$34.09	$2.9M
2026-08-17	2	$33.23	$66
2026-08-10	4	$32.87	$131
2026-08-07	4,457	$32.20	$144K
2026-07-31	2	$31.09	$62
2026-07-27	50	$30.64	$2K
2026-07-24	2	$30.60	$61
2026-07-21	1,598,928	$30.24	$48.4M
2026-07-20	2,419	$30.31	$73K
2026-07-17	2	$30.00	$60
2026-07-10	2	$31.08	$62
2026-07-09	23,606	$30.72	$725K
2026-07-06	5,142	$31.08	$160K
2026-07-01	686	$30.17	$21K
2026-06-29	25,112	$30.66	$770K
2026-06-26	2	$30.30	$61
2026-06-23	5,027	$31.59	$159K
2026-06-22	15,008	$31.82	$478K
2026-06-18	850	$31.94	$27K
2026-06-12	2	$31.69	$63
2026-06-05	228	$33.81	$8K
2026-05-28	72,869	$33.68	$2.5M
2026-05-27	957	$34.12	$33K
2026-05-19	99,511	$34.49	$3.4M
2026-05-18	4,396	$34.42	$151K
2026-04-15	55	$36.73	$2K
2026-04-09	8,823	$35.80	$316K
2026-04-06	1,976	$35.39	$70K
2026-04-02	2,030	$36.10	$73K
2026-03-26	1,053	$34.29	$36K

13F holders

Tracked managers holding PHYS at their latest 13F. JSON

3 of the 30 tracked managers held PHYS at their latest 13F, $7.7M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $6.2M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 3 added shares and 0 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
AQR Capital Management	2026-06-30	205K	$6.2M	0.00%	+5K
Fisher Asset Management	2026-06-30	32K	$960K	0.00%	+3K
Citadel Advisors	2026-06-30	20K	$592K	0.00%	new

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

What this page is

Sprott Physical Gold Trust in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS), SEC CIK 1477049, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as commodity contracts brokers & dealers. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest: FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-09-30.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume: FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-10-09.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver: SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-08-20.JSON and CSV
13F holders: SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Company record: EDGAR filing index for CIK 1477049Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of PHYS is sold short?

483,514 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 1.0 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.

What is PHYS's daily short volume?

On 2026-10-09, 433,386 of the 966,343 PHYS shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 44.9% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does PHYS have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 85,336 PHYS shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-08-20. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are PHYS insiders buying or selling?

No Form 4 filings for PHYS are on record.

Which tracked 13F managers own PHYS?

3 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held PHYS shares at their latest filing, $7.7M in all. The largest: Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (205K shares, $6.2M), Ken Fisher's Fisher Asset Management (32K shares, $960K), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (20K shares, $592K).

Data on this page is provided for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. See our editorial policy.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS)

Short interest

Daily short volume

Fails to deliver

13F holders

Sprott Physical Gold Trust in the regulatory record

Source and updates

How to read it

Other companies the SEC classifies as commodity contracts brokers & dealers

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions